The Veteran's schistosomiasis mansoni and trichuriasis are currently inactive, rated at 0 percent. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with hypertension and erectile dysfunction is rated at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The disorders have been essentially found to be inactive throughout the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- schistosomiasis mansoni, trichuriasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23057469
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for trichuriasis as there were no symptoms or residuals of the condition during the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his TDIU, finding that the earliest date of entitlement was December 23, 1991. The decision also noted procedural issues with the Veteran's initial claims and found no basis to grant the earlier effective date.
- Denied
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